Head-protector.



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APPLIOATIOH FILED RAR. 21,1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR A. WALZ, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEADsPROTECTOR.

To all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. VVALZ, citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and Stato of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Protectors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a head covering or protector', and has for anobject to pro vide a transparent protector supported upon the head andhaving its sides spaced from the head so as to hold olf mosquitos,flies, bees, and other insects, as well as to protect the head from allobjects moving in the air.

Another object of this invention is to provide a protector of thischaracter with a flexible support within its upper end adapted to restupon the head of the wearer and carry the protector, the support beingof such peculiar shape as to space the sides of the protector from thehead.

A further object of this invention is to peculiarly form a headprotector whereby 1t may be closed at its lower end about the neck ofthe wearer to exclude insects and the like to be kept from the head.

The invention still further contemplates a protector which may be foldedinto comparatively small space for transportation and storing away, aprotector which is o-f simple construction and lifht in weight, and onewhich can be quicky applied to the head or removed therefrom t-o producea thoroughly practical and etlicient device.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction,

,reference is to be had to the following descrlption and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved protector as applied tothe head; Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through the protector andlooking down through the same; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of lthe upper end or dome of the protector;

Fig. 4 is a detail Jsectional view taken through one side of theprotector.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing the improved protector comprises a crown ordome formed Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911. Serial No. 616,002.

of a frame having a base ring 10 carrying a plurality of arcuate rods 11spaced from one another and extending up to a connecting ring 12.

lVitbin the crown or dome is disposed a support or head engaging memberof a flexible nature, the saine preferably comprising a plurality ofcrossed strips 13 stitched together at their crossed central portionsand having' their ends stitched or otherwise suitably attached to thesides of the base ring l0. The flexible strips 13 are loose within thebase ring 10 so as to project up into the dome or crown when the stripsrest upon the head to support the ring. The supporting strips merge attheir outer ends into connecting strips 14 depending from the sides ofthe base ring 10 and supporting in vertical spaced relation a pluralityof rlngs 15. The lowermost or bottom ring 15 is slightly reduced in sizefor enga ement beneath the chin, and carries a p uralityi. of spirallydispo-sed arms 16 of a spring nature, the same extending in onedirection and supporting upon their lower ends a turned-over bindingstrip 17 roviding a channel about the lower end of t 1e protector forthe reception of a draw-string 18. The draw string 1S is employed incontracting the lower end of the protector about the neck of the wearerin order to exclude insects and the like. The lower extremities of theconnecting strips 14 are attached to the sides of the bottom ring 15 andare suitably secured to the intermediate rings 15 for holding the samein position.

A flexible covering 19 of netting of small lnesh is disposed over thecrown and extends down about the rings 15, and has its lower end securedto the binding strip 17 for the purpose of entirely closing theprotector. The covering 19 is attached to the crown and to the flexibleconnecting strips and rings so that when the protector is folded thecover will collapse and lie in between the rings 15.

In the application of the improved protector the head is inserted upthrough the rings 15, the flexible support engagin against the top ofthe head and being space down from the crown. The rings 15 fall aboutthe head and are of such size as to space the covering 19 out from thehead to hold oft' the insects coming against the protector.

Having thus described thv invention, i tim arms together, :1nd moans forgathering 10 what is claimed is: and holdin@ Said strip.

A hond protootor comprising :L frzmlo, n i In testimony whvreof, I ntixmy signacovering mounted thereon, n ring forming turc in prosonco of twowitnesses. the loworportion of the trame, spirziily dis- EDGAR A. ,ALZ.l!" posed resillent arms attached ut their outer ends to the said ring,said covering extend- Witnesses: ing along the outer Sides of said arms,a JOHN A. SAMBORN, binding strip Connecting the inner ends of Tnos. C.\\"VALZ.

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